Linz Open 2021 final winner: Alison Friske defeated Jacqueline Cristian, in the doubles N. Dzalamidze/K. Rakhimova defeated S. Zheng/ X. Wang, know the results and prize money
Alison Friske’s victory drew the curtains for this year’s Linz Open. The results in the finals were expected and were no shockers. The article will highlight the results of both the events in Linz and the prize money of each event in the tournament.
Upper Austria Linz Open Tennis 2021 Final Results, Scores And Winner: Women’s Singles
Winner – Alison Friske
Friske defeated Jacqueline Cristian 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
In their first outing, Cristian was aiming for her maiden WTA title, sadly her dreams were crushed by USA’s Friske. It was her 3rd WTA title, the least came in 2017.
The opening set went in Cristian’s favor as she won it ruthlessly and played fearless tennis. The tides turned in the second set when Friske won the second set in a similar manner in which Cristian won the first. She played the same aggressive tennis with fewer unforced errors and won the second set by a margin of 6-2.
There is no denying that the match was an extremely close battle, the championship could have gone to any side of the court, but in the end, the experienced talked and Alison Friske was the name to be inscribed on the trophy.
Upper Austria Linz Open Final: Prize Money
The total Prize money for the competition is $235,238. However, the individual distribution of the prize money is as follows.
| Position | Money |
| Winner | $43,000 |
| Finalist | $21,400 |
| Semi-Finals | $11,500 |
| Quarterfinals | $6,175 |
| Round of 16 | $3,400 |
| Round of 32 | $2,100 |
| Qualifiers | $1,020 |
Upper Austria Linz Final 2021: Women’s Doubles Event Results
Winner – N. Dzalamidze and K. Rakhimovas
The Russian pair of N. Dzalamidze and K. Rakhimovas were the better team on the day of finals and comfortably defeated the Chinese pair of Wang Xinyyu / Zheng Saisai.
Wang Xinyu who is considered to be a promising future of singles tennis has been doing great progress in the doubles as well. However, yesterday was not her day as both Wang and Saisai looked offbeat and didn’t manage to win a single set.
It was N. Dzalamidze and K. Rakhimovas’s first title as a pair, they both lost at the finals of Palermo Open but made sure that they emerge as champions from the Linz Open.
Prize Money
The total Prize money for the competition is $235,238. However, there is a vast difference in the money distribution between the singles and the doubles event.
| Position | Money |
| Winner | $12,300 |
| Finalist | $6,400 |
| Semi-Finals | $3,435 |
| Quarterfinals | $1,820 |
| Round of 16 | $960 |
| Round of 32 | N.A |
| Qualifiers | N.A |